Financial Aid and Scholarships

The university and the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences directs students to the following opportunities for financial aid and scholarships:

University Opportunities

Department Opportunities

Stephanie Kalman Foundation, and Ellen Beth Scholarships

  • Annual scholarships are available for study in communicative disorders, with special consideration for those having experience in the foster care system, and/or with financial need. The application period for this scholarship is now CLOSED. The application will open again Spring 2026.

SPG Therapy Education Scholarship 

  • SPG Therapy and Education is providing two $2,500 scholarships annually to one undergraduate senior pursuing a graduate degree in speech pathology and to one graduate student studying speech pathology. The application is now CLOSED.

Betty Lindeman and Robert N. Rosenthal Memorial Fund

Jan Avent Aphasia Scholarship

  • Annual scholarships are available to graduate students with clinical, research, or other experience in the topic of aphasia. This scholarship is now CLOSED.
     

Outside Opportunities


American Speech Language Hearing Association

American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) 

California Speech-Language Hearing Association (CSHA)

California Teachers Association

  • Sharilynn Gardella Russo Memorial Scholarship

Council on Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD)

National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing (NBASLH)

National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA)